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Once decried as “dangerously introspective”, Schubert's Piano Sonata D.959 is now seen as one of his masterpieces. Eric Lu shows how he is completely on the composer's wavelength in this compelling performance.

On top of all his skill and eloquence throughout, Rafał Blechacz still sounded born to play Chopin.

Murray Perahia plays Haydn, Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

Manchester audiences hand out standing ovations once in a blue moon, but that which followed Lang Lang’s Mozart and Chopin programme tonight was the loudest and longest I have seen, after the brilliant Chinese pianist thrilled and delighted a sold-out Bridgewater Hall.

Grigory Sokolov’s annual visit to the Konzerthaus – always in December, always half-lit, always a lengthy affair – is an object of cultish appreciation for the Viennese, who are drawn to mystique like moths to a flame.

Saturday 16th April's audience received the full advantages of the chronological programming of the sonatas in Leon McCawley's Mozart Marathon at Kings Place this weekend. The five sonatas in the programme span some of the most critical events and emotional highs and lows in Mozart's life, reflected in this music.

Desservi par son choix d'instrument (un Fazioli), le jeune pianiste a livré un récital globalement décevant, aussi bien dans Mozart et Beethoven que dans Tchaïkovski et Liszt.

Malgré quelques très beaux passages, le pianiste et son instrument ont déçu aussi bien dans Mozart que dans Chopin et Alkan.

Le premier des jeunes talents présents aux Sommets musicaux 2016 crée L’Étude jazz de Thierry Escaich et séduit la Chapelle de Gstaad.